Economy Sugarcane farmers oppose Transmara Sugar’s lower priceOperations at the Transmara Sugar Company. FILE PHOTO | NMGOperations at the Transmara Sugar Company may be grounded after cane farmers resolved to withhold supply of raw materials to the miller over a five percent cut in cane prices. Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers national treasurer Stephen Narupa said they had been disregarded and underrated. About 14,000 farmers supply cane to Trans Mara Sugar Company, which has a crushing capacity of 4,500 tonnes per day. “We’ll not supply cane to the company if its management does not listen to us.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 05, 2019 19:27 UTC